Floyd Central used a balanced scoring attack to pull away and beat Phelps,92-61, in a game played at the McCoy Athletic Center on Monday night.
Tanner Hall fired in 18 points and Ronnie Sammons followed with 15 as the Jaguars improved to 3-0. Eric Burke and Brody Buck added nine points each.
Landon Dotson scored 17 for the Hornets in their season opener. Mason Prater and Hayden Mounts finished with 12 each.
At Phelps
Scoring:
Floyd Central (92) – Tanner Hall4(3) 1-1 18; Ronnie Sammons 7 1-2 15; Eric Burke 3(1) 0-0 9; Brody Buck 1(2) 1-2 9; Jake Rainey 3 2-3 8; Conner Hopkins 2(1) 0-0 7; Dylan Boyd 0(2) 0-0 6; Braden Moore 2 1-1 5; Chriss Spriggs 2 0-0 4; Grant Jenkins 1 1-1 3; Brandon Howell 0 2-2 2; Logan Meade 1 0-0 2; Grant Wright 1 0-0 2; and Dawson Moore 1 0-0 2. Totals: 28(9) 9-14 92.
Phelps (61) – Landon Dotson 7 3-10 17; Mason Prater 0(3) 3-4 12; Hayden Mounts 5 2-4 12; Tristan Blankenship 0(2) 0-0 6; Reece Norman 0(1) 0-0 3; Mikey Fleming 1 0-0 2; and Gaige Runyon 0 1-2 1. Totals: 13(6) 9-20 53.
GIRLS
Letcher Central……61
Johnson Central…..34
Letcher Central built a big lead early on and cruised to a 61-34 victory over Johnson Central at home on Monday night.
Kaylee Banks paced three Lady Cougars (3-1) in double figures with 17 points. Kiera Couch tossed in 14 and Loren Boggs net 10.
Clara Blair had eight in the loss for the Lady Eagles.
At Ermine
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
JC (0-2)…..…6 7 9 12 – 34
LC (3-1)……21 20 9 11 – 61
Scoring:
Johnson Central (34) – Clara Blair 1(2) 0-0 8; MaKinley Cantrell 0(1) 0-0 3; KK Vannoy 1(1) 0-0 5; Sophie 0 1-2 1; Becca Wright 2 0-0 4; Abbie Stambaugh 2 0-0 4; and Taylor McKenzie 2(1) 2-6 9. Totals:
Letcher Central (61) – Kaylee Banks 5 7-9 17; Kiera Couch 6 2-2 14; Loren Boggs 3 4-7 10; Tori Holcomb 1 1-2 3; Jaylin Whitt 3 0-0 6; Bailey Kincer 2 0-0 4; Heidi Bentley 2 0-0 4; and Kyleigh Wright 1 1-2 3. Totals: 23 15-22 61.
Shelby Valley……..58
Leslie County……..40
Shelby Valley took charge in the second quarter and the Lady Kats advanced in the winner’s bracket of the Mountain Classic, defeating Leslie County, 58-40, at Knott Central on Monday night.
Senior standout Cassidy Rowe poured in 20 points as Valley moved to 3-0. Alyssa Elswick added 13 and Kyra Looney scored 10. Jasmine Meade chipped in eight.
At Hindman
(Mountain Classic)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
SV (3-0)……13 16 12 17 – 58
LC (2-1)……11 7 15 9 – 40
Scoring:
Shelby Valley (58) – Cassidy Rowe 6(2) 2-2 20; Alyssa Elswick 3 7-10 13; Kyra Looney 1(2) 2-3 10; Jasmine Meade 1(1) 3-4 8; Zoee Johnson 2 0-0 4; and Kylie Alvin 0(1) 0-0 3. Totals: 13(6) 14-19 58.
Leslie County (40) – Emily Bowling 1 5-8 7; Baylee Davidson 1 1-2 3; Courtney Hoskins 3 0-2 6; Emma Napier 4 1-2 9; and Iris Napier 4(2) 1-3 15. Totals: 13(2) 8-17 40.
SATURDAY’S GAMES
BOYS
Lawrence County….81
Raceland……………64
Lawrence County took control at the outset of the second half and went on to beat Raceland, 81-64, in a game played on Saturday night.
Kaden Gillispie fired in 22 points and Trenton Adkins finished with 20 as the Bulldogs improved to 3-0. Cody Maynard added 16 and Anthony Johnson tallied 13.
At Raceland
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
LC (3-0)….21 16 22 22 – 81
RL (2-1)….17 18 11 18 – 64
Scoring:
Lawrence County (81) – Kaden Gillispie1(1) 17-20 22; Trenton Adkins 8(1) 1-1 20; Cody Maynard 4(1) 5-7 16; Anthony Johnson 3(1) 4-4 13; Andrew Bloomfield 0 5-7 5; Will Lafferty 1 1-2 3; and Ryder Brown 1 0-0 2. Totals: 18(4) 33-41 81.
Raceland (64) – Jacob Gauze 8 4-5 20; Andrew Floyd 3 4-7 10; Kyle Broughton 0(3) 0-0 9; Holden Topping 2(1) 0-0 7; Parker Gallion 3 0-0 6; Will Farley 0(1) 0-0 3; Landyn Newman 0 3-4 3; Isaiah Perkins 0 2-2 2; Isaiah Karim 0 2-2 2; and Conner Thacker 1 0-0 2. Totals: 17(5) 15-20 64.
FRIDAY’S GAMES
BOYS
Betsy Layne………51
Shelby Valley…….44
Betsy Layne turned back Shelby Valley down the stretch to earn a 51-44, season-opening win in a game played at Junior Newsome Arena on Friday night.
Shawn Howell led the scoring for the Bobcats with 17 points and Andrew Kidd tossed in 14. Brady Robinson scored eight.
Preston Johnson led Valley with 13 points and Chaz Brown followed with 11.
At Stanville
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
SV (0-1)……11 13 11 9 – 44
BL (1-0)……11 15 14 11 – 51
Scoring:
Shelby Valley (44) – Preston Johnson 6 1-3 13; Chaz Brown 3(1) 2-2 11; Riley Phillips 2 2-2 6; Russ Osborne 0(1) 2-2 5; Collier Fuller 0(1) 2-2 5; and Caleb Lovins 2 0-0 4. Totals: 13(3) 9-11 44.
Betsy Layne (51) – Shawn Howell 1(3) 6-7 17; Andrew Kidd 0(3) 5-7 14; Brady Robinson 1(1) 3-4 8; Cameron Pente 0(1) 3-4 6; Carter Parsons 1(1) 0-0 5; and Donnie Hamilton 0 1-2 1. Totals: 3(9) 18-24 51.
THURSDAY’S GAMES
BOYS
Martin County…..70
Russell……………63
Martin County’s Brady Dingess had a big game with 33 points to lead the Cardinals to a 70-63 home win over Russell on Thursday night.
Jordan Dalton added 19 and Luke Hale net 10 as Martin County evened its record at 1-1.
At Inez
Scoring:
Russell (63) – Brady Bell 6(8) 2-4 38; Griffin Downs 2(1) 3-3 10; Carson Patrick 2(1) 0-0 7; Bradley Rose 2 0-0 4; and Caleb Rimmer 2 0-0 4. Totals: 14(10) 5-7 63.
Martin County (70) – Brady Dingess 11(1) 8-10 33; Jordan Dalton 2(4) 3-4 19; Luke Hale 3(1) 1-1 10; Matt Linville 1(1) 0-0 5; Dawson Mills 1 0-0 2; and Blake Maynard 0 1-2 1, Totals 18(7) 13-17 70.